©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Feb 6, 2016; 7(1): 33-40
Published online Feb 6, 2016. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i1.33
Published online Feb 6, 2016. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i1.33
Table 1 Individuals at high risk for hepatitis C virus infection
| Individuals working in emergency departments |
| Anesthesiologists |
| First responders |
| Fire |
| Police |
| Ambulance attendants |
| Individuals undergoing chronic hemodialysis |
| Healthcare workers including employees in dialysis center |
| Institutional residents (prisons, individuals with physical, mental, and developmental abnormalities) |
| Individuals born between 1945-1965 |
| Those receiving blood or blood products before 1992 |
| Intravenous drug abusers |
| Presence of human immunodeficiency virus infection or individuals with high risk sexual behaviors |
- Citation: Attar BM, Van Thiel DH. Hepatitis C virus: A time for decisions. Who should be treated and when? World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2016; 7(1): 33-40
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5349/full/v7/i1/33.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i1.33